Where does “Galen” come from?

Galen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Gal, from Middle High German galle, from Old High German galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Galen (Luxembourgish): plural of Gal

Definitions

  1. plural of Gal

Ancestry of “Galen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishGalbile; gall bladder
2Middle High Germangalle—
3Old High Germangallaire; malignancy; wickedness
4Gaulishgallāvessel
5Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →